District Thorn

District in municipality Maasgouw · Limburg

  • 1.235 homes
  • 2.485 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1949
  • avg. WOZ € 324.000

Map

Boundary according to the CBS district and neighbourhood map 2024. Zoom in for individual homes; click a home for details. Open in the properties map

Homes in Thorn

Homes
1.235
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1949
Average living area
156 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
1.252
2025

Home type

  • Semi-detached house 26% 318
  • Detached 21% 265
  • Mid-terrace house 21% 264
  • End-terrace house 17% 206
  • Apartment 15% 182

Energy label

  • A or better 9% 117
  • B 9% 115
  • C 20% 252
  • D 15% 184
  • E 5% 57
  • F 15% 184
  • G 13% 156
  • No label 14% 170

Building period

  • Built before 1945 22% 267
  • 1945–1969 25% 309
  • 1970–1989 30% 376
  • 1990–2009 17% 206
  • 2010 and later 6% 77

Residents

Residents
2.485
January 1, 2025
Households
1.145
avg. 2,1 people
One-person households
38%
Households with children
30%
Population density
431
inhabitants per km²
Area
6,7 km²
of which 0,9 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 12% 300
  • 15–25 years 9% 220
  • 25–45 years 20% 490
  • 45–65 years 28% 700
  • 65 years and older 31% 780

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 324.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
69%
Rental homes
31%
23% housing association
Single-family homes
86%
14% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
4%
Unoccupied properties
5%
New build in the year
0
delivered homes

The WOZ value is the average of all homes in the area (valuation date January 1 of the previous year), not the market value of a specific property.

Energy

Avg. electricity consumption
2.890 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.260 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
1.050 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
45%
Gas-free
5%
Mainly electrically heated
10%

Consumption is the average of all homes with a connection in the area (CBS); the label distribution is shown under "Woningen".

Amenities and accessibility

Large supermarket
500 m
avg. distance
General practice
600 m
avg. distance
Primary school
500 m
avg. distance
Daycare
500 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
2
Urbanity
Non-urban
360 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,2
1.337 passenger cars
Company locations
335
of which 65 retail and hospitality

Road distances, averaged for all residents of the area (CBS).

Living environment: noise, water, air, light and green

Average noise level (Lden)
47 dB
municipality 50 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
8%
municipality 16%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
1%
municipality 5%

Noise level of the 1.235 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 46% 564
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 36% 442
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 13% 159
  • 56–60 dB: busy 5% 61
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 1% 8
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 0% 1

Flooding

Homes that may flood
19%
municipality 27%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
15%
Of which more than 2 m water
0%
Maximum water depth
1,9 m
average 0,7 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
8,5 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
7,8 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
13,2 µg/m³
0% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dark
municipality: dimmed
Green within 500 m
60%
municipality 58%

Noise: RIVM noise maps (road and rail 2020, aviation 2022, wind turbines 2024), annual average Lden per 10 m, sampled at each address. Flooding: LIWO (Rijkswaterstaat), map of maximum water depth; depth says nothing about probability. Air: RIVM annual average concentrations at 25 m. Light: RIVM light emission map 2023. Green: RIVM green map 2022, share of green within 500 m. Turn the noise map on in the map above.

Climate and safety

Apparent temperature on a hot day
46–48 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
98%
municipality 99%
Urban heat island effect
0,4–0,6 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
79%
municipality 72%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
0%
municipality 1%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
91%
municipality 95%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
10%
municipality 8%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 1%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 0%

Climate Impact Atlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): perceived temperature and heat island 2022, cool spots, location-specific flood probability (at least 20 cm water), dry floors, risk of groundwater nuisance 2050 (high scenario), flow paths at 70 mm precipitation per hour; sampled per dwelling. High-voltage lines: RIVM Netkaart with calculation distances. Wind turbines: RIVM. Turn on the heat map on the map above.

Safety

Crimes per 1,000 inhabitants
25
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
62
-33% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
4,0
5 burglaries
Municipality
25
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Diefstal uit auto 15% 9
  • Vernieling 13% 8
  • Woninginbraak 8% 5
  • Fietsdiefstal 6% 4
  • Autodiefstal 3% 2
  • Drugshandel 3% 2
  • Bedreiging 2% 1
  • Mishandeling 2% 1

Per year

  1. 872021
  2. 812022
  3. 1002023
  4. 1072024
  5. 782025

Source: police, registered crimes per area (CBS/police open data, monthly figures). Per 1,000 inhabitants based on the area's population; not every crime is reported.

Liveability

Very good Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Very good
class 8 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,20
+0,10 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,01
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
Very good
score 4,20

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,02 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,07 more than sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,10 insufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,04 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,08 good

Source: Leefbaarometer 3.0 (Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, CC0), biennial estimate based on over a hundred characteristics; the score expresses how residents rate livability on average. Negative = below the national average.

Income and work

Median household wealth
€ 227.800
Net labour participation
68%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
19%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
17,3%
share of people (nationally 20%)

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